1,365 documented Morris ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
From the medieval personal name Maurice (Latin Mauritius, 'dark, Moorish'); very common across England and Wales.
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,361 Morris records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: James, Mary, Robert, John and Charles.
Of the 1,346 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is William Morris, born 1782 in Virginia.
Documented Morris families on this page come from Brinkerhoff's History of Marion County, Illinois, History of Wright County, Iowa and Portrait and Biographical Record of Marion County, Ohio.
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Deceased Morris ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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From the medieval personal name Maurice (Latin Mauritius, 'dark, Moorish'); very common across England and Wales.
The documented line here reaches back to 1782. Most Morris lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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